What is a Formation Team Event?
There will be 2 categories of Formation Teams: A. Open Dance Routine: Teams desiring to perform routines primarily for entertainment with significant dance content. B. Couple Dance Routine: Any routine that is performed as couples dancing together in a joined configuration throughout the routine except for: entrance, exit, transition, separation where partner changes are made, or a movement is executed where the perception of partnership is maintained. 1. Single-dance teams are fine, so are multiple-dance teams. 2. It does not have to be one of the International or American 10 dance forms – in other words, salsa, hip hop, Argentine Tango, West Coast Swing, etc, are all OK. 3. A Couple Dance routine must be primarily partner dancing. 4. The majority (60%) of the time spent couple dancing must be same-sex or reverse role. 5. Routine must be at least 90 seconds, but no more than 6 minutes, from entering through exiting the floor. 6. Routine may include changes in rhythm, but they are not
